US Patent No: 8,181,913

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Slat support funk plate

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Abstract

An aircraft wing high lift assembly comprising a movable element and a load receiving element including a body portion having a first load receiving region arranged to receive loads from the movable element in a first direction during normal operation of the high lift assembly and including at least one restraining arm projecting from the body portion, the or each restraining arm having a second load receiving region arranged to receive loads from the movable element in a second direction in the event of a failure within the high lift assembly.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDBRISTOL347

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jaggard, Philip R Bristol, GB 2 5
West, Robert H 1720 Arvilla Dr., Sacramento, CA 95822 2 13

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
THE BOEING COMPANY (16)
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4,615,499 Wing slat anti-ice air duct system 16 1983
4,706,913 Variable camber leading edge assembly for an airfoil 42 1984
4,640,477 Closing device for an airfoil 7 1984
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4,753,402 Biased leading edge slat apparatus 11 1985
5,158,252 Three-position variable camber Krueger leading edge flap 47 1991
5,544,847 Leading edge slat/wing combination 41 1993
5,628,477 Auxiliary airfoil lost motion detector and actuator 21 1995
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5,839,699 Leading edge slat/wing combination 16 1996
2011/0024,575 LEADING EDGE FLAP METHOD 3 2010
 
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED (3)
6,149,105 Deployment mechanisms for aircraft auxiliary airfoils 5 1996
2010/0187,368 ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR LEADING EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICE 1 2008
2011/0168,849 SLAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY 2 2009
 
BRITISH AEROSPACE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (2)
4,838,503 Mechanism for supporting and extending a high lift device for aircraft wings 30 1988
5,044,580 Flexible closing device for a wing leading edge 4 1990
 
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH (1)
2011/0011,984 High Lift System for an Aircraft 1 2008
 
AIRBUS UK LIMITED (1)
4,880,189 Device for closing and opening in the leading edge of a wing 6 1988
 
ASCO INDUSTRIES (1)
2010/0163,685 WING 1 2008
 
DRL DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT-UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. (1)
6,457,680 Auxiliary airfoil for aircraft main wings 10 2000
 
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION (1)
4,470,569 Locking, redundant slat drive mechanism 20 1981
 
TEXTRON IPMP L.P. (1)
5,094,412 Flaperon system for tilt rotor wings 48 1989
 
TRANSPACIFIC INFORMATION, LLC (1)
2002/0027,612 Spatio-temporal channel for images 3 2001

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